Feb. 6 issue
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MCC staff in Pennsylvania dealt layoffs
As Mennonite Central Committee’s five-year revisioning and restructuring process ends, dozens of employees, many of them in Akron, Pa., will lose their jobs.
In a historic and complex overhaul of the MCC system, MCC binational — which administers a $44 million budget for ministries in about 60 countries — will end March 31.
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Honduran Mennonite pastor murdered
Rafael Erasmo Arevalo, a Mennonite pastor in Honduras, was attacked and killed after leading an evening worship service in Veracruz on Jan. 22.
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PBS film on Amish made with respect
A landmark documentary on Amish faith and life will debut on PBS at the end of February. The two-hour film is a production of American Experience, television’s most-watched history series.
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MCC relief reaches Somali refugees who may not be going home any time soon
AKRON, Pa. — When MCC representative Dan Leonard visited Dollo Ado refugee camp in late December, he was struck by the reality that the 150,000 Somali refugees who found safety and food in Ethiopia were not going home any time soon.
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Vincent Harding considers what we need to do now to prepare for a multiracial democracy
ELKHART, Ind. — Vincent Harding suggested we are still on the march to a multiracial society at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Jan. 16-17.
Jan. 23 issue
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Asians strengthen Anabaptist identity
KOLKATA, India — Strengthening Anabaptist identity, learning more about Mennonite World Conference and proposing priorities for the future were the main issues for Asian members of the MWC General Council at a training session for the Asia Caucus.
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Goshen College student-run business steeped in Mennonite culture
With just four simple ingredients, two Goshen College students are hoping to “create a culture” by brewing Menno Tea.
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Worshiping against the grain
When Lovina Rutt was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2000, elimination of wheat products from her diet had repercussions — both in the fellowship hall and the sanctuary.
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Conrad Grebel launches master of peace studies
WATERLOO, Ont. — Culminating more than a decade of dreaming and a year of intense work, Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo announced the launch of a new master of peace and conflict studies program in December.
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Winding road of loss, love leads old friends together
HESSTON, Kan. — After Roy Unruh lost two wives in tragic accidents, he struggled to trust that God would provide strength and courage to meet the trials that lay before him.
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Gospel should change lives
I am part of the Pilgrim Mennonite Conference group that is holding services in New York City. In the June 20, 2011, issue of Mennonite Weekly Review, Charlie Kraybill commented on our work in the Bronx in an article titled, “In the City, Might the Saving Process Go Both Ways?” He noted that when Mennonites went to the city as missionaries in earlier decades, change came to them in similar proportions to the change they expected to bring to the city.
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